Local farmers weather agricultural price storm

6:12 AM,
Mar. 18, 2014

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Written by

Patrick O?Neill
Staff Writer

A combination of drought and higher prices for feed is changing the market for beef prices.

And it could mean a hit on your wallet when it comes to buying those hamburgers for summer cookouts.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the retail price for beef was at more than $5 in December, the most current data available. But the agency also is predicting a decline in beef production in 2014. ...